St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
THIS is OFFICIAL.
A Document Passed by the Trades
and Labor Assembly.


and Labor Assembly.
The Trades and Labor assembly, at
its meeting Friday night, unanimously
passed and approved the card published
below and the accompanying resolutions
indorsing the carpenters in tffSsr strike,
and recommending that all trade Or
ganizations do likewise:
TO THE PUBLIC.
A strike governed by the effective
and humanitarian regulations of the inn
proved st. Paul plan, has been author
lied by the Brotherhood of Carpenters
and JoinerS of America for the mainte-
nance of modern and just system of
toll and wages for carpenters in this
city, similar to the one acknowledged
in the majority of leading cities of the
United States and Canada. A brief and
reliable history of the difficulty from
the beginning to the present date fol-
lows: During the present year, previous
to the 1st of June, 125 contractors were
informed by an official circular from
the Carpenters Brotherhood that on and
after June nine hours should be con-
sidered days work. No attention was
paid to these circulars, the constitution
OF the Contractors union preventing
them from recognizing the Carpenters
union. Advertisements concerning the
carpenters demands appeared in the
GLOBE, Dispatch and Volkszeitung for
two weeks previous to the 1st of June.
Public mass meetings were also held
previous to the date of the strike. On
Monday, June 5, nearly all union carpen-
terS quit work. On the successive days
of the past week nearly every carpenter
in this city stopped work. The brick
layers went out Friday, June 10, in
sympathy with the carpenters demands,
and in opposition to existing evils, such
as the boycott, enforced by contractors
of this city, which prevents employment
of any one without a written discharge
from a former employer. Che brick
layers and carpenters, in order to pre-
vent the StOppage of the building in
dustrieS of this city, as attempted by the
action of the contractors, will be ready
on and after June 13 to construct as
quickly and as well any buildings de-
sired, or finish those in course of con-
struction within the time contracted
at present demanded by contractors.
having at their headquarters on Third
and Exchange streets the brains and
men needed in good supply.
VlgGant committees have success
fnlly managed every portion of the
city. The number of tool chests re-
ceived in the baggage room of the union
depot during the past week has been
less than twenty, proving that practi-
cally 10 carpenters have entered the
citJ, which remains nearly in its
USUAL STATE OF ORDER.
The cases of violence reported are as
follows: One carpenter arrested and
discharged, having struck a contractor
n Nf
carpenters attacked by contractor
with scantling, for daring to speak to
their fellow men; another party at
tackled with horSewhip, and two other
committees threatened with shooting by
contractors.
No calm and logical examination of
the above causes, management and re-
suits of this strike permitting any other
conclusion. the Trades and Labor as
sembly of st. Paul presents the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, Certain building contractors of
this city, with II determined desire to check
the advanced spirit of the times by endcay-
oring to force skilled mechanics to labor an
excessive number of hours per day, by
selfish and brutal inattention to the courteous
demands of men who made earnest attempts
to settle the difficulties in g mild and com
pletely satisfactory manner, and by threats of
personal violence, have retarded the progress
VI ctiL W lIlc welfare OF tne
great majority ofits citizens have aggravated
differences between their fellow men, and
have imperiled the safety of our homes;
therefore,
Resolved, That the Trades and Labor as
sembly warns those contractors by whom the
majority of deeds of violence have been
threatened, that it has too strong desire to
maintain the peace and dignity of our CITY
to allow any increase of this lawless spirit;
and while we sincerely despiSe the aid of
Pinkerton's seab-proteetors in securing order
among freemen, we shall call for strict Ell.
forcement of the duties of our efficient police
whenever necessary, and be it
Resolved. That we congratulate the car
penters of St Paul upon the intelligent and
successful management of the strike offer
ing our ready moral material and financial
sympathy. and recommending the adoption
of similar course hy the forty-six pro-
tective labor organizations of this city
The meeting was largely attended.
President Guyett presiding. Reports
from trades were as follows: Boot and
shoemakers, excellent; cigarmakers.
fair; m0ldcrs, very busy; furriers, not
very good; machinistS, good: horse
shoers, good; common labor, good:
printers, book and job, good. The re-